Security Bulletin: IBM Verify Gateway PAM components default to cleartext storage of client secret (CVE-2020-4369)

Summary The IBM Verify Gateway IVG PAM components allow encryption of the client-secret property in the /etc/pamibmauth.json file, but it's not the default configuration. Instead, customers must remember to add an --obfuscation command-line flag to encrypt the property. As of v1.0.1 of IVG for AI...

Security Bulletin: Authd service in the IBM Verify Gateway PAM components allows cleartext transmission of sensitive information (CVE-2020-4397)

Summary The IBM Verify Gateway IVG Authd service listens on TCP port 12. When the service is enabled, it's possible to detect cleartext transmission of sensitive information in the data traffic to and from the port. As of v1.0.1 of IVG for AIX PAM, and v1.0.2 of IVG for Linux PAM, the Authd servi...

Security Bulletin: IBM Verify Gateway PAM components include a leftover debug file (CVE-2020-4371)

Summary The IBM Verify Gateway IVG PAM components include a leftover header file in their installation packages. The file was needed for debugging during development and shouldn't be part of the delivered PAM components. As of v1.0.1 of IVG for AIX PAM, and v1.0.2 of IVG for Linux PAM, the file h...

Security Bulletin: IBM Verify Gateway does not prevent excessive authentication attempts (CVE-2020-4400)

Summary The IBM Verify Gateway IVG components do not prevent rapid, excessive attempts to authenticate with a time-based one-time password TOTP. Consequently, an attacker could brute force account credentials. As of v1.0.1 of IVG for RADIUS and IVG for AIX PAM, and v1.0.2 of IVG for Linux PAM and...

Security Bulletin: A vulnerabbility exists in the IBM® SDK, Java™ Technology Edition affect IBM Tivoli Network Manager (CVE-2020-14779, CVE-2020-14792, CVE-2020-14796, CVE-2020-14797, CVE-2020-14798).

Summary A vulnerability exists in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 8, which is used by IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition v4.2, which was disclosed in the Oracle October 2020 Critical Patch Update. Vulnerability Details Refer to the security bulletins listed in the Remediation/Fixes...

Security Bulletin: A vulnerabbility exists in the IBM® SDK, Java™ Technology Edition affect IBM Tivoli Network Configuration Manager (CVE-2020-14779, CVE-2020-14792, CVE-2020-14796, CVE-2020-14797, CVE-2020-14798).

Summary A vulnerability exists in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 8, which is used by IBM Tivoli Network Configuration Manager IP Edition v6.4.2, which was disclosed in the Oracle October 2020 Critical Patch Update. Vulnerability Details Refer to the security bulletins listed in the...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Perl affect AIX (CVE-2020-10543, CVE-2020-10878, and CVE-2020-12723)

Summary There are vulnerabilities in Perl that affect AIX. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2020-12723 DESCRIPTION: Perl is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by recursive Sstudychunk calls in regcomp.c. By using a specially-crafted regular expression, a remote attacker could overflow a buff...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in tcpdump affect AIX

Summary There are vulnerabilities in tcpdump that affect AIX. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2018-16451 DESCRIPTION: The SMB parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has buffer over-reads in print-smb.c:printtrans for \MAILSLOT\BROWSE and \PIPE\LANMAN. CVSS Base score: 5.5 CVSS Temporal Score: See:...

Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect Rational Developer for AIX and Linux - July 2020.

Summary There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 7 that is used by Rational Developer for AIX and Linux. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in July 2020 CVE-2020-14579, CVE-2020-14578, CVE-2020-14577, CVE-2019-17639 or deferred...

Security Bulletin: PowerHA System Mirror for AIX vulnerability

Summary IBM PowerHA could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information from temporary directories after a discovery failure occurs. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2020-4832 DESCRIPTION: IBM PowerHA could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information from temporary directories...

Sudo set_cmd() is vulnerable to heap-based buffer overflow

Overview A heap-based overflow has been discovered in the setcmd function in sudo, which may allow a local attacker to execute commands with elevated administrator privileges. Description From the Sudo Main Page: Sudo su "do" allows a system administrator to delegate authority to give certain use...

Security Bulletin: A vulnerability exists in the IBM® SDK, Java™ Technology Edition affect IBM Tivoli Network Configuration Manager (CVE-2020-2590).

Summary A vulnerability exists in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 8, which is used by IBM Tivoli Network Configuration Manager IP Edition v6.4.2, which was disclosed in the Oracle January 2020 Critical Patch Update, but deferred until the release associated with the Oracle Oct 2020...

Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime Affect Connect:Direct Web Service

Summary There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Versions 8.0.6.5, used by Connect : Direct web service. Connect:Direct Web Services has addressed the applicable CVEs. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2019-11771 DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 could allow a local attacker ...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect AIX (CVE-2020-1968, CVE-2020-1971)

Summary There are vulnerabilities in OpenSSL used by AIX. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2020-1971 DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference. If the GENERALNAMEcmp function contain an EDIPARTYNAME, an attacker could exploit this vulnerabilit...

Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect AIX

IBM SECURITY ADVISORY First Issued: Mon Feb 1 13:42:07 CST 2021 The most recent version of this document is available here: http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssladvisory32.asc https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssladvisory32.asc...

CVE-2021-3156: Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in Sudo (Baron Samedit)

Update Feb 3, 2021: It has been reported that macOS, AIX, and Solaris are also vulnerable to CVE-2021-3156, and that others may also still be vulnerable. Qualys has not independently verified the exploit. Original Post: The Qualys Research Team has discovered a heap overflow vulnerability in sudo...

IBM AIX Access Control Error Vulnerability

IBM AIX is an open standards-based UNIX operating system developed by IBM for the IBM Power architecture. An Access Control Error vulnerability exists in IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2 and AIX VIOS 3.1 that allows a local user to create arbitrary files in any directory by exploiting a vulnerability in the...

CVE-2020-4887

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2 and AIX VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in the gencore user command to create arbitrary files in any directory. IBM X-Force ID: 190911...

CVE-2020-4887

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2 and AIX VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in the gencore user command to create arbitrary files in any directory. IBM X-Force ID: 190911...

Command injection

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2 and AIX VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in the gencore user command to create arbitrary files in any directory. IBM X-Force ID: 190911...